{"id":42514,"date":"2025-07-31T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/foghat-to-reissue-fool-for-the-city-with-1975-live-lp\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:12:46","slug":"foghat-to-reissue-fool-for-the-city-with-1975-live-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/31\/foghat-to-reissue-fool-for-the-city-with-1975-live-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Foghat to Reissue &#8216;Fool for the City&#8217; With 1975 Live LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/foghat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foghat<\/a>\u00a0will release an expanded version of their 1975 album <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/foghat-fool-for-the-city\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Fool for the City<\/em><\/a>\u00a0featuring a previously unreleased live show from that year.<\/p>\n<p>The 50th anniversary edition of the band&#8217;s classic album will be released on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fool for the City<\/em> was released on Sept. 15, 1975, and quickly became one of the group&#8217;s biggest-selling albums, thanks to the title track and FM radio favorite &#8220;Slow Ride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/1975-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 40 Songs of 1975<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The album will be released in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foghat.biz\/collections\/slow-ride-fftc-50th-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\">two-CD and double vinyl sets<\/a>, including a limited run of autographed copies.<\/p>\n<p>These days, Foghat\u00a0features founding drummer Roger Earl, guitarist Bryan Bassett, singer Scott Holt and bassist Rodney O&#8217;Quinn. Their latest album, <em>Sonic Mojo<\/em>, was released in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The band will begin their tour about a month before the reissue is released. The dates will start in August and continue through February, with breaks currently scheduled for December and one date in January.<\/p>\n<p>Cities include Las Vegas, Cincinnati and Honolulu. Foghat&#8217;s tour dates are listed below, with additional information on the concerts and tickets found on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foghat.com\/tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">band&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s on Foghat&#8217;s &#8216;Fool for the City&#8217; 50th Anniversary Edition?<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the seven tracks found on 1975&#8217;s <em>Fool for the City<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 the fifth album by the British band and their first to go platinum\u00a0\u2014 the upcoming reissue includes a live album featuring performances recorded at two shows at Chicago&#8217;s Aragon Ballroom in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>Live versions of the title track and &#8220;Slow Ride&#8221; are both here, as is the band&#8217;s popular take on Muddy Waters&#8217; &#8220;I Just Wanna Make Love to You.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The CD version of the 50th anniversary edition of\u00a0<em>Fool for the City<\/em>\u00a0includes two bonus tracks, including a cover of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/chuck-berry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chuck Berry<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Maybellene,&#8221; which is not available on the vinyl set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can see the track listing below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foghat, &#8216;Fool for the City&#8217; 50th Anniversary Edition Track Listing<\/strong><br \/><strong> ORIGINAL ALBUM:<\/strong><br \/>1. Fool For The City<br \/>2. My Babe<br \/>3. Slow Ride<br \/>4. Terraplane Blues<br \/>5. Save Your Loving (For Me)<br \/>6. Drive Me Home<br \/>7. Take It Or Leave It<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975 LIVE RECORDING:<\/strong><br \/>1. Fool For The City<br \/>2. Home In My Hand<br \/>3. My Babe<br \/>4. Honey Hush<br \/>5. Slow Ride<br \/>6. I Just Wanna Make Love To You<br \/>7. *Wild Cherry<br \/>8. *Maybellene<br \/>*CD only<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foghat 2025-26 Tour<\/strong><br \/>8\/9 &#8211; Malone, NY &#8211; Franklin County Fair<br \/>8\/29 &#8211; Hobbs, NM &#8211; Hobbs August Nights<br \/>8\/30 &#8211; Costa Mesa, CA &#8211; Pacific Amphitheatre<br \/>8\/31 &#8211; West Hollywood, CA &#8211; Whisky A Go Go<br \/>9\/6 &#8211; Uncasville, CT &#8211; Mohegan Sun \u2013 Wolf Den<br \/>9\/13 &#8211; Las Vegas, NV &#8211; The Cannery Casino &amp; Hotel<br \/>9\/20 &#8211; Lincoln, NE &#8211; Thunder Valley Casino<br \/>10\/3 &#8211; Worcester, MA &#8211; Hanover Theater &amp; Conservatory<br \/>10\/9 &#8211; Rockford, IL &#8211; Coronado Theatre<br \/>10\/10 &#8211; Elkhart, IL &#8211; The Lerner Theatre<br \/>10\/11 &#8211; Saginaw, MI &#8211; Dow Event Center<br \/>10\/12 &#8211; Cincinnati, OH &#8211; Ludlow Garage<br \/>10\/25 &#8211; Mt Vernon, OH &#8211; Memorial Theater At The Knox<br \/>10\/26 &#8211; Marietta, OH &#8211; People\u2019s Bank Theatre<br \/>11\/15 &#8211; Great Yarmouth, U.K. &#8211; HRH Prog 15<br \/>11\/16 &#8211; London, U.K. &#8211; O2 Shepherd\u2019s Bush Empire<br \/>11\/18 &#8211; Manchester, U.K. &#8211; Band On The Wall<br \/>1\/9 &#8211; Fort McDowell, AZ &#8211; We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort<br \/>1\/28 &#8211; Solana Beach, CA &#8211; Belly Up Tavern<br \/>2\/5 &#8211; Kahului, HI &#8211; Maui Arts &amp; Cultural Center<br \/>2\/7 &#8211; Honolulu, HI &#8211; Blue Note Hawaii<br \/>2\/8 &#8211; Honolulu, HI &#8211; Blue Note Hawaii<br \/>2\/14 &#8211; Kilauea, HI &#8211; Porter Pavilion<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Top 30 Albums of 1975<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Classic rock found its voice by the midpoint of the &#8217;70s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=160&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=295&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DmxuuNIMSzp6MHphJEoAGlLFQ3qmwQguzkGZl&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/foghat-anniversary-album-release\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foghat\u00a0will release an expanded version of their 1975 album Fool for the City\u00a0featuring a previously unreleased live show from that year. 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